August 2009
Meet the Artist: Liat Yossifor & Matt Lipps
August 8, 2009 Interested in developing a deeper relationship with the Los Angeles art world? Become a LACE Advocate member today and join us on Saturday 8 August 2009 from 3pm - 6pm for an exclusive studio visit and reception with artists Liat Yossifor and Matt Lipps, as part of LACE’s Meet the Artist program. Designed to facilitate lively, intimate conversation between artists and patrons and provide unique insights into the artistic process, Meet the Artist is a series of studio visits, lectures, and gallery tours held throughout the…
Find out more »September 2009
Give A Fig
September 12, 2009 Les Figues Press Release and Benefit Auction LACE is proud to present "Give a Fig," Les Figues Press' annual fundraiser and benefit auction. Artists, writers & independent businesses donate renamed/recycled/ready-to-go items. The event will include performances by Bhanu Kapil, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, Christine Wertheim, and Laura Steenberge. Food and drinks by Carnival! Buy tickets online or call 323-734-4732. $15-$50 in advance $25-$50 at the door To buy tickets and for more information, visit Les Figues. Les Figues Press is an independent, nonprofit literary…
Find out more »Lecture With Dan Koeppel
September 15, 2009 Author of the best-selling Banana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World, Dan Koeppel discusses the controversial and often sinister history of the fruit. Adding to Fallen Fruit’s current exhibition on the banana, Koeppel talks about the unique nature of the fruit and the way in which this household staple has shaped the politics of Central and South America. He will focus particularly on the doomed Cavendish variety, which is the banana 95% of…
Find out more »Public Art Law Workshop: Artists’ Rights and Contract Issues
September 17, 2009 LACE and California Lawyers for the Arts have partnered up to offer a legal workshop on contemporary issues around public art. The evening will include a presentation by experienced art law attorney Christine Steiner, Esq., followed by a Q&A session. The workshop will explore legal and contractual issues relevant to public artists, and will explain the Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) andcontract terms that all public artists should know. This event is free to the public. Christine Steiner, Esq. is an…
Find out more »October 2009
Domizil and ICST Zurich at LACE
October 2, 2009 LACE, swissnex San Francisco, and VOLUME present an evening of deep listening and sonic exploration with domizil and ICST Zurich at LACE. Artists from The Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST) Germán Toro Pérez, Daniel Bisig, Martin Neukom and Philippe Kocher will begin the evening with a presentation of 4-channel tape compositions. Marcus Maeder, Bernd Schurer, and Jasch from Swiss label domizil will each perform live for the first time in Los Angeles, and will…
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